Sally Wiener Grotta

Amazon Prints' software is hamstrung, its content is limited and its print quality is nothing special.

Picaboo's powerful, versatile and fun software is overshadowed by its uneven photo quality.

Minted delivers impressive, elegant, high-priced cards and calendars but doesn't allow for much creativity.

Real live guards watch your property 24/7 through the Deep Sentinel security camera system.

Adobe Photoshop Elements is the best consumer photo-editing software for Mac users.

Corel PaintShop Pro remains our top program for photo-editing novices but the new version adds only a handful of interesting features.

While its feature set is limited, the Blink XT is a reliable wireless indoor/outdoor camera that covers the essentials and even includes free cloud storage.

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The Wyze Cam Pan is easy to use, delivers good video and audio, and has a 360-degree field of view and a range of useful features — such as two weeks of free video storage — for less than $40.

The Aluratek eco4life Wi-Fi security camera is inexpensive, but you get what you pay for. It captures good video but has minimal functionality.

While it offers good video quality and effective facial recognition, this crowd-funded camera is not yet ready for prime time.

This very inexpensive camera has a few issues, but it may be good enough for many users.

While the Neighbors Feed on the Ring Stick Up Cam Wired can alert you about problems in your area, overall, this security camera leaves much to be desired.

Excellent audio and daylight video, reasonably priced storage, and flexible software make the Kasa Cam Outdoor a very good outdoor camera, though night video is blurry.

The Motif extension for Apple Photos is limited, but that's what makes it easy to use. Our Motif photo book had OK photos but coarse book production.

Corel PaintShop Pro is an excellent photo-editing and graphics program that's far more accessible than Photoshop and more comprehensive than Photoshop Elements.

Tend Secure's Lynx Pro offers auto-backup and effective facial recognition, but it doesn't produce the best-quality video at this price.

The Mi Home Security Camera is inexpensive: only $39.99. Unfortunately, it's no bargain, because Xiaomi cut corners in design, functionality, support and quality.

The $60 Mini O 1080p is a bargain security camera that provides good-enough video, excellent audio and the essential tools most users need for basic home monitoring.

On a budget? The $130 Reolink Argus 2 delivers good-quality video, reliable monitoring and simple software. But you'll have to put up with some annoyances.

Professional photographers often consider Blurb.com's photo book service and its sophistacted tools. It's tempting to consider Bookify, Blurb's consumer-level product. But something gets lost in the adaptation of Blurb's tools into a consumer product.

The Canary View is a stripped-down camera that does a good job of detecting when a person is in a room, but it has poor video quality, few features and limited options.

When you want to cover an entire room but don't want to spend a lot of money buying several security cameras, the Ezviz ez360 Pano and its 360-degree lens provide an affordable alternative.